Arctiid Moth

Thanks for the group effort on this one Nina, J and bayucca.

just started look through images in the genus... may not get to finish looking for a while yet though... I'm off from work and am thinking I'll treat myself to a nap any minute now!

:-)... I left you a little on the hook with your Hypocrita ;-)...
Actually this one was a hard one, I knew it was not a Hypocrita because of the red snout. But looking for a genus was quite tricky. I am pretty confident with the genus, however, I did not find any with this very slim red margin. I would be happy if you can crosscheck this one as well, thanks!

Thanks for chiming in bayucca...

Arctiidae, Arctiinae, Arctiini, Coreura sp.

Perhaps, I usually use BOLDsystems for tropical species, though even there I cannot find a similar match. I checked the Hypocrita species, and they look like they only have subtle differences, so I don't know about the sexual dimorphism.

BTW, I skimmed all of Matthew Barnes' sites arctiid plates too.

Exactly J, all the others have different hindwings than this one--although perhaps this is a species that has different male/female coloration? So tough to find resources to ID moths from Mexico, Central and South America.

Hi Nina! I was thinking the same thing, though the red line on the forewing does not extend into the inside of the forewing as in Hypocrita. I've yet to find one with a iridescent blue hindwing with a subtle red edging.

It's a moth. You can know the differently by looking at the antennae--no knobs on ends, it's a moth, knobs on the end, it's a butterfly or skipper. This likely in the group of Arctiidae... looked through hundreds of possible images, but no match as of yet. Perhaps genus Hypocrita, close to Hypocrita temperata in Bayuca's photos here http://www.flickr.com/photos/likestofish...
and this photo here http://www.flickr.com/photos/29096471@N0...

Cool, thanks J.

Definitely a moth, most likely Arctiinae.